Year: 2018
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The Clean Up
Ever since my grandfather got sick, we started cleaning his room to make sure that nothing gets in his way and to throw whatever that is not needed anymore. Being a lawyer in his mid 80’s, you can imagine the amount of documents and files there were in his room. Every time we were done…
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The Other Side
I’d like to treat the years we live in as friends. Instead of being mad at the year and myself for all the untouched and unfinished resolutions, I would rather thank it instead, reflect on what I have learnt and bid it farewell before we all welcome a new friend called 2019. The happiest moment…
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Rena
My best friend tagged me in a challenge where you post a picture of yourself from 10 years ago and a current one, along with a message you’d tell your 19 year old self. In the midst of searching for old photos, I stumbled upon a picture of the different savouries Rena cooked for me…
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Sick
Rauf isn’t even 2 yet and he’s already been admitted to the hospital 3 times, with the latest being diagnosed with Influenza B. Every time he gets ill I torture myself with all the ‘what did I do wrong’ questions. To avoid myself going crazy with the guilt I tell myself all mothers and children…
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The Coin
When I was a teenager, my dad and I went somewhere to eat. I dropped a twenty cent coin from my purse but ignored it. He asked me if I was going to pick it up, I foolishly said no and said ‘it doesn’t matter dad, the value is too little for anything’. My dad…
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